The Forrest City times., 1887-10-29
GENERAL NEWS.

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 Curran. charged with the murder of officer Arnold at Alexandria, Va, was acquitted. A dIsgraeeful scene occurred in the courtroom.
 The Topeka and santa Fe railroad shops at Atchison. Kas.. reduced their working time to nine hours and wages in proportion.
 The president and Mrs. Cleveland passed the day very pleasantly at the celebrated stock farm, Belle Meade, near Nashville Sunday.
 Maj. Charles Pessels of Santa Fe, N. M., was seriously injured by fall from a horse.
 A Washington policeman's wife be- Iieves herself entitled to half-interest in the estate of the California mil lIonaIre, o'Brien.
 John A. Reynolds, editor of the Atchison Times, was convicted at Leayenworth, kas., of Illegal use of the mails and sentenced to eighteen months Imprisonment and to pay s2o0.
 At Cygnet. Ohio, J. G. Mccall, oil and gas well contractor, and Wm. Flaughner, were burned to death in a plaining mill eonfagration.
 The Attorney General of Texas has rendered a decision against granting a charter to the Metador Land and Cattle Company, organized in Scotland with capital Of g., ,0o0. 900, and having for it's object the securing and improving of land in Texas.
 Blf odshed is feared In the Cherokee Nation, as the returns which elected Joel Mayes as Chief have been "Mack- ized" so as to count in Robert Bunch. The Cherokee council meets next Mon- day at Tahlequah, and both parties de- clare their candidates will be seated.
 Wednesday forenoon, at Pitts5urg. three explosions of natural gas. occur ring almost simultaneously. partly wrecked the hotel AlbemarIe and Bijou theatre block, and shattered every window in the vicinity. Fire also broke out, but was extinguished. A score Of persons were wounded. two of whom cannot recover, while a half dozen others are in a precarious eondi- tion.
 Upon confession of hegrc, who al ieges that he was hired to do the mur- der, E. J. Wilber, capitalist and poli- tieian of Winfield. Kan, was arrested Wednesd ay for abetting the killing of man named Van Cleve, who was said to have been intimate with Wilber's wife.
 A resolution against an advance of telegraphlc rates, except at points where there has been aa absolute loss, was adopted Wednesday by the Execu- tive Comm tee Of the N srn Union company. Officers were directed to make reduced rates wherever possible.
 ?. R. Warman, founder and mana ger Of the Cincinnati Commercial Agency. at Cincinnati, has disappeared, and is said to be short in his accounts at various places.
 A decision was rendered Wednesday At Pltts6arg when takes the Pttsourg and Lake Erie road out of the hands of the trustees and places the yanderbilts in eontro. Of the property.
 At Jalappa, a suburb of POttsville, Pa, Wednesday morning, Henry shaff- ner, aged II, killed his wife, 56 years of age, and then shot himself dead The couple were married year ago.
 Charles White, known as "Lyck ! White" one of the lessees of tue Ken ! tueky Racing Association at Lexing- ! ton. has disappeared, leaving many . pooling and other debts anpad. The ! affair has caused great sensation at | Lexington.
 William Walker, importer of dress trimmings at New York, failed wednes- day for sl25, 600, due principally to European firms.
 The twelfth anniversary Of the For eigR Missionary Soc ety Of Christ was observed at Indianapolis, Ind. The number Of commGnicants received by the missions during The year was j02 receipts, Si7.79j.
 In Tunnel borough, near Gallitzin, Pa, Tuesday afternoon, Thomas Stan ley. ST, while intoxicated, drove his wife from the house, then pursued her and shot her dead. The murderer was imprisoned at Ebensburg,
 Five thousand shoemakers abandoned their benches at Philadelphia Wednes- day. and the proprierors of twenty four paid oir their hands, the em- ployers turning the strike into a lock- out.
 While out on the lake in company l with a small party on the steamer Lotus at Peoria; Saturday evening. Miss Carrie Worthington, daughter Of ex-Congressman N. E. Worthington, l fell overheard and was drowned.
 The explosion of japan oven in the factory of the Standard Carriage Goods Company at Cine nnati Friday ally burned Fred Click, and caused sm- oling of the ground, as thougn an earthquake had occurred.
 Foekler Bros, busgy-top manufact- urers at East Dubuque, Iowa, con- fessed judgement Friday in the sum Of Sl6,00O.
 The funeral services over the remains of Minister Manning were held in Trinity Chapel, New York Friday morning. Among the pall-bearers were Generals sherman and Beauregard. The body was sent to New Orleans, where the interment will take place.
 The cotton crop Of the United states this year Is estimated at G $50, coo bales, against 6,505,000 bales last season.
 Franz MIkhof. one of a band oi anarchists who have been setting fire to insured houses, their reward being commission from the owners, was convicted at New York Thursday.